Jussie Smollett: Reality Test, True Character Under Fire?
Crime Stories with Nancy Grace
iHeartPodcasts and CrimeOnline
4.2 • 8.1K Ratings
🗓️ 13 September 2025
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Summary
Jussie Smollett, hate crime hoaxer, is participating in Special Forces: World's Toughest Test Season 4. It's a reality competition show on Fox where stars undergo military-style training and extreme challenges. This appearance marks Smollett's return to the network and public life following the fallout from his 2019 hate crime allegations. The new season premieres September 25 and is set in Morocco.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:04.7 | Crime Stories with Nancy Grace. |
| 0:11.0 | Oh, my stars. |
| 0:14.7 | Does it never end with this poser, this felon. Oh, my stars. Jesse Smollett, remember him? The race hoaxer who claimed he was |
| 0:31.6 | attacked because he is black and gay. And when police arrived at his luxury apartment, he still had a rope around his neck. It was all |
| 0:41.3 | a lie. Oh, my stars. He's getting rewarded. Special forces, the world's toughest test, |
| 0:50.8 | unveils its celebrity contestants, competing in the fourth season of the quasi-military |
| 0:59.3 | training reality show. It's premiering on Fox and Hulu, and fans are sick at the inclusion |
| 1:08.5 | of the hate crime hoaxer Jesse Smollett. Oh, my stars. With Smollett |
| 1:17.3 | wisecracking on Instagram, it was at this moment I said, I should have just done the masked |
| 1:24.5 | singer. Well, okay. |
| 1:28.7 | I say quite often, I've seen it all. |
| 1:31.5 | But now, I really have seen it all. |
| 1:34.1 | I'm Nancy Grace. |
| 1:35.2 | This is crime stories. |
| 1:36.5 | I want to thank you for being with us. |
| 1:39.3 | The disgraced race hoaxer swore. |
| 1:43.9 | He was attacked by two MAGA support. disgraced race hoaxer swore. |
| 1:48.5 | He was attacked by two MAGA supporters, |
| 1:52.3 | who actually turned out to be his personal trainers, |
| 1:53.9 | the Osindero brothers. |
| 1:56.3 | They swear under oath, |
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